Governor to talk about education budget at Delray elementary school

Gov. Rick Scott will hold a press conference this morning at 10 a.m. at S.D. Spady Elementary School at 901 NW 3rd St. in Delray Beach.

According to a press release from the governor’s office on Sunday, Scott will be making a “historic education budget announcement” at the press conference. The release did not give any more details about exactly what Scott, who is up for re-election this year, plans to say.

Last year Scott called on the state legislature to create a $480 million earmark to pay for teacher raises. The legislature eventually approved that earmark but included principals and assistant principals as well. That earmark led to the Palm Beach County School District negotiating an agreement with teachers last month to give them raises ranging from $1,000 to nearly $3,000.

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